Pakistan All Stars XI beat International World XI by 84 runs in the first Twenty20 match played at National Stadium Karachi on Saturday. The visitors could not chase a mighty total of 233 runs set by the Shahid Afridi-led team. All Stars XI fast bowler, Anwar Ali sent Sanath Jayasuriya packing when World XI were just 10 runs on the board. Mohammad Shahzad and Ateven Taylor showed some resistance, giving their side a 25-run stand for second wicket partnership.
And later Shapoor Zadran and Andre Nel made a 29-run stand. Taylor went to pavilion 12 runs after Wahab Riaz bowled out Shahzad on 35. Pakistan's Tabish Khan completed hat-trick by bowling out Ricardo Powell, Jermaine Lawson and Thandi Tshabalala. Zadran, the top-scorer for World XI, was stumped on the last ball of the match. He played an inning of 42 runs off 54 which included three sixes and three fours. Earlier, a defiant Pakistani side put an almost ODI target in the T20 match, thanks mainly to Umar Akmal and Shahzaib Hasan who scored solid fifties. The second and last match will be played on Sunday (today) at the same venue.
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